Wild dogs on a kill at sunset

African wild dog is also known by various other names in an attempt to change perceptions about them. In many guides they are still referred to as Cape Hunting dogs although they have been extinct in the Cape for many years. The latest trend is to now refer to them as Painted Hunting dogs or simply Painted dogs to achive a similar goal. All this in order to assist people with the notion that they are not feral dogs (domestic dogs gone wild). Unfortunately you can call them what you want, but until the perceptions that farmers have of them, nothing will change.